Island Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Literature review (THE BIG IDEA: GOOD, FALL, RESTORATION)

Many qualitative and quantitative researches have been carried out to understand the performance of Pacific students at tertiary institutions, particularly at universities in Australia and New Zealand. Much of the data was collected on Polynesian Pacific students studying in those two countries. However, Pacific students covered a much broader scope than Polynesia. They (Pacific students) came from three major divisions of the pacific, namely Melanesia (eg. Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) Polynesia (eg. Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands) and Micronesian (eg. Kiribati, Niue). Studies done on Polynesia had some common themes that can be extrapolated into understanding Melanesia ...

The book is a young adult’s novel written by Gennifer Choldenko back in the year 2004 and published by Putnam’s Sons with approximately 215 pages in the first printing. As a young adult’s novel, the book is written for people ages 10 and up. Along with this, the protagonist is set to be 12 years old so that other young adults can relate to it more (Literature Circle) (Putnam Sons).
The book revolves around the life of Matthew “Moose” Flanagan and his family moving into the prison island of Alcatraz Island in the year 1935 as his ...

Gulliver’s Travels is a book written by Jonathan Swift in the 18th century. It was a very popular book then and is still as popular today. It has never been out of print since it was first published. “It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery”. (John Gay wrote in a letter to Jonathan Swift in 1726). It was a very advanced book for its time when people were less travelled than they are today and foreign countries were as yet unknown. People were afraid of what they did not know and therefore these tales gave them an insight ...

In the Book 10 Odysseus faced quite a number of exciting adventures, some of which brought him within an inch of death. The variety of challenging circumstances which the main character had to struggle in this part of the poem was sure to reveal a lot about the Odysseus’s personality. One may make some conclusions on the matter of Odysseus’s character after having come across the very first challenge to which the author has subjected Odysseus and his mates.
The circumstances were the following: the main character and his crew came to the island of Aeolus, who was ...

Literature Review: Comparison-Contrast Organizational Plan

Each of the stories “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen introduce a Girl to the reader through a third party, the narrator. Ironing is an activity in both stories. Kincaid’s Girl is receiving many lessons on how to wash clothes, cook pumpkin fritters and other household duties including ironing her “father’s khaki shirt” and “khaki pants so they don’t have a crease” (380). Ironing is only one of the tasks in a long list of tasks Girl needs to learn and to do.
On the other hand the Olsen’s ...

Importance of Hotel Attributes Contributing to International Travelers’ Satisfaction in Singapore Luxury Hotel Industry- Literature Review

Importance of Hotel Attributes Contributing to International Travelers’ Satisfaction in Singapore Luxury Hotel Industry- Literature Review

Introduction

International travelers visit different countries on business, leisure or personal purposes. These travelers are diverse in their demographic characteristics, spending patterns and preference for accommodation while travelling abroad. As travelers “what people really desire are not products, but satisfying experiences” (Abbott, 1955 cited in Palmer, 2010). Luxury hotels have embraced the idea of creating unique, valuable and unforgettable experiences so that they get repeat and loyal customers on a continuous basis. Morrison & Crane (2007) rightly emphasize that contemporary consumers no longer simply buy products ...

The book under the title ‘The mimic men’ is narrative book which has a simple structure to understand since it heavily employs the use of flashbacks and flash forwards. This makes it simple to understand what the protagonist in the novel has gone through (James, paragraph 2). The book is more of a confession and autobiography of the protagonist (Singh) who has just retired in one of the suburbs in London after spending many years in Isabella as a minister (Roberts, paragraph 2).
The book revolves around the world of Isabella, an island which has just received independence from its colonialists. ...

1. Historical evolution of Mumbai
Mumbai has a long history of evolution that spans for 1000 years. In 1343 the cluster of seven islands was controlled by the Sultanate of Gujarat, and later in 1534 following Portugal invasion, the area was converted into a trading center (The British Library Board). The Portuguese coined the term Bom Bahia, meaning ‘the good bay’, and developed dwelling units, factories as well as ship building yards in the Island cluster, which later became known as Bombay (The British Library Board). With the establishment of East India Company, the British ousted Portuguese, and used ...

Staring with the story of Odyssey by Homer, Lord has intervened in various circumstances. Odysseus went for a Trojan War where they left with victory. Like many other Greek warriors, Odysseus consulted a goddess who told him that he will win the war. Mysteriously Odysseus won the war of Trojan where many other warriors fell. The Trojan War was a war of treachery and in many cases the warriors didn’t have any clue of their fate. Odysseus however, through the intervention of goddess was able to survive from that Great War. At this point, the reader can observe ...

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The story is basically a fun-filled experience with the narrator describing her experiences upon moving from one place to another. She returns to Dunnet because her last visit there was so lovely and she wants to experience more than what she had before. The narrator meets many individuals in the story. She usually meets women who are widowed and talented people who are full of unrevealed story behind them. This initial setting is appropriate for her purpose of visit because it is a village – a place where she can attain peace and freedom from distortion, especially for her writing of unspecified project ...

Gods and goddesses play a huge part in The Odyssey, which retells the story of a ten-year journey of Ulysses from Troy to Ithaca. The story of Ulysses’ voyage has a lot of intercession from the gods and goddesses, which either aided or hindered the men of Ulysses in going back to their home. There is a great deal of interaction between the gods and the mortals in this well-known epic. It also showed some human characteristics that may have been reflected by the gods.
Gods are there to assist or to deter the mission of the people in the story. Homer ...

Plot Summary

The Great Gatsby is a book that focuses and tries to give the events of a fictional town and characters. The plot is focused on Nick a former graduate scholar and a war veteran who is the narrator of the story that the novel aims at putting across. Nick takes up employment as a salesperson in the City of New York, where he settles and takes up residence in long island near the exclusive mansion of the rich mysterious jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is known in the town due to the exclusive and huge parties that he holds in his residence. During Nick’s ...

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Classic English Literature

Hospitality has played a great role in the ancient Greek society, and this is highly evident in most of the classics written during those times. Homer’s Odyssey is a classic example of this fact. The Odyssey is one of the greatest masterpieces of Greek Literature. It is dated written between 750 and 650 B.C.E. (Notes, 1968) According to Fagles and Knox hospitality is understood to be a major part of the moral code. One of the most important factors that can be heavily noticed in this work of Homer is hospitality, with ...

The acknowledgements at the end of the book tell us that the names of people who disappeared (mentioned on p.41) are taken from an actual list in Amnesty International reports (see p. 310). Similarly, the description of the assassination of the president [p. 291-95] is based on true events, though the president's name has been changed. Why does Ondaatje insert the names of real people, and the real situations in which they died or disappeared, in a work of fiction?
The aim of this essay is to present you with the reflections driven upon some of the ways reality ...

Literature Review: Construction Material Waste in Landfills

The two articles being reviewed in this paper are: a) Rehabilitation of a large coastal landfill , and b) Use of reliability methods as project management tools: The Cherry Island landfill Expansion project . The papers explore two different real life situations from a project management perspective.

El-Fadel and Sadek have illustrated the case of a large municipal landfill in Normandy Bay, Beirut, Lebanon. The authors highlight that most waste dumping the region has not been controlled resulting in waste piles as high as 40 feet all along the coast on the Mediterranean sea. At Normandy Bay, between the years 1975 and 1994, approximately 1200 tons ...

Visitors’ Perception on Westminster London as a Sustainable, Responsible, and Environmental Friendly Destination

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List of Figures
Figure 1. Findings from the questionnaires
Figure 2. Finding for three sections of sustainability, responsibility and environmental friendliness
Figure 1.1. Sustainability
Figure 1.2. Responsibility
Figure 1.3. Environmental friendliness
Abstract
Sustainable tourism is one of the rising trends in the tourism industry. More and more stakeholder groups are starting to realize the importance of their assets. One of the best ways to preserve tourist destinations (i.e. the assets) is to promote sustainable, responsible, and environmental friendly tourism management. Unfortunately, engaging in those kinds of practices and operations can be costly. Most tourism industry firms are still ...

Literature Review

Overview
Paradise Beach Nevis is a luxury private villa resort that is geographically located on Nevis. The resort is just a few steps from the shores of the ocean. It contains villas that are thatched. The villa contains several services, among them include concierge who are able to do the coordination of all the activities before one arrives at the resort. The company makes use of promotional strategies to help in reaching its potential customers and stakeholders. Among the major strategies used include advertising, internet promotion and tv promotion.

Caribbean Journal Staff (2015) asserts In terms of product strategy, ...

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The writing delves deep into the structure known as Borobudur. The historical, cultural and religious significance of this architectural structure is explored in the course of the writing so as to comprehend how the temple complex is important even in the present times. In relation to the theoretical concept of flaneur as explicated by the famous theorist Walter Benjamin, the images of the structures present inside the temple complex of Borobudur are explored. (Benjamin, 1929) It is further explored how Borobudur could have in reality been a city. Indeed, this place was the focus of Buddhist worship and scholarship ...

The Renaissance was a fascinating time for intellectuals and thinkers, as humanity began to explore ways to make the perfect society outside of the realm of religion. As scientific knowledge began to advance further and further, writers such as Francis Bacon and Thomas More began to write about how these changes were reflecting the ways in which societies were to be constructed. The notion of a utopia – a perfect society – was created, and More and Bacon penned their own visions of utopias that would have a more humanist, scientific basis in their societal construction, rather than religion. Through the work of Thomas More’ ...

Strolling through the corridors of The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art was an amazing experience that offers an unexpected enjoyment to its visitors. The Morse Museum houses the world’s most complete collection of art works by the American designer, Louis Comfort Tiffany. The museum has the most important compilation of American paintings during the nineteenth and twentieth century and excellent collections of American art pottery, decorative and graphics arts. The museum also features several installations such as the iconic Tiffany lamps, restored Daffodil Terrace, the award-winning glass windows made with lead and traditional fixtures.
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Presentation of a Greek Literary Work that resonates with epic themes and reflects ethics and principles of the Ancient Greek Mentality – Reflections on the impact of Ancient Greek Mentality on Literature on a worldwide basis
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This paper will present you with a literary work which has been chosen among others as a way to depict the influence which can exist on literary production of a civilization rich in ethics and principles, characterized by a long term historical presence and evolution. The work which has been chosen is a Greek poem written by a Greek poet, Constantinos Cavafy, which has been acknowledged within ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the questions risen by the reading of the first four books of Odyssey (rhapsodies a –d). Odyssey is one of the two epics by Homer, worldwide acknowledged for their power in talking to people’s hearts no matter their era, causing feelings of great admiration and movement. In Odyssey, Homer narrates the adventures of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, an island of Ionian Sea, who took ten whole years to manage and reach his homeland. The main theme of the epic poem is ‘nostos’ which is the Greek word standing ...

One thing that the gentry have, which the pirates don’t, is a strong sense of duty “to king, country, professional ethics, and moral principle.” Point out instances in Treasure Island where members of the gentry do their duty, even though it appears to handicap them in their conflict with the pirates. Does their devotion to duty in fact cost the gentry something, strategically? Or does it turn out to be an advantage over the undutiful pirates?
This is an interesting and complex question. There are moments, episodes in the novel, where the devotion to duty shown by the gentry ...